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Read the latest from the Oilgae Blog and from news updates around the world on what transpired in the algae energy world

Innova Tech Develops a Algae Harvesting Technology- Nova Filter

Algae fuels commercialization faces challenges in every part of the value chain. Starting from strain selection to product extraction there are biological and engineering breakthroughs which are required to make algae fuels a reality.

With respect to harvesting, the main issue is the energy required to remove the algae cells from the liquid media. A company by name Innova Tech have brought about a new method to efficiently separates algae particles from the liquid medium.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/01/innovatech-files-patent-for-algae.html

Phyco’s Super Trough System Receives Equity Investment

In China, China Biological Engineering (CBEL) of Hong Kong is initially investing $5 million in Phyco BioSciences for project development.

CBEL is developing projects in the Peoples Republic of China beginning with a joint venture project that is utilizing Phyco’s super trough production and harvest platform and plans rapid expansion of algae biomass projects in the PRC.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/01/phycos-super-trough-system-receives-equity-investment.html

GNE – Algae to Fuel Project in India

GNE-India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Florida based, World Health Energy Holdings and GNE Global Natural Energy Ltd. is an algae tech company with unique systems to grow algae commercially for energy and food

This company has now signed a letter of intent with David Lobo from Deejay Coconut Farm PVT via a joint venture to build a 250-acre commercial algae farm in Bangalore, India to produce fish feed and algal oil.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/01/gne-algae-to-fuel-project-in-india.html

DOE Issues RFI for Advanced Algae Fuel Research

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking input from industry, academia, and other biofuels stakeholders regarding supply systems and services for the production, handling, storage, transport and delivery of algae via a new Request for Information (RFI)

DOE may use the information in support of program planning and may determine to issue a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for this area.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/01/doe-issues-rfi-for-advanced-algae-fuel-research.html

Algae as a Source of Low-Radiocarbon Protein

Most people are unaware that every type of food we currently eat is measurably contaminated with a particular radioactive material from the air known as carbon-14, or radiocarbon. These radioactive atoms get permanently incorporated into the DNA of every child's body and brain cells as they grow up, and will cause tens of billions of genetic damage events in every person over their lifetime. This genetic damage may be an important factor in cancer and the aging process.

But the carbon dioxide obtained from burning fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas at power plants, or from limestone in cement manufacturing, is virtually free of radiocarbon. It can be used to grow algae for making safer, less radioactive foods.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/srividhya/blogs/1037

Algae.Tec Set to Make Debut

Algae.tec (http://www.algaetec.com.au/) has signed a MoU with Manildra, an ethanol producer to try out an algae-production plant at Nowra, Australia. The company hopes to begin production by 2012. The plant will use an enclosed algae production method, enabling lower water and land consumption, said Roger Stroud, Algae.tec's executive chairman.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/SindhujaRamakrishnan/blogs/1043

Hybrid Algae to Ethanol !!

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to authorize the expenditure of up to $18 million in cost-shared federal funding to support the final design, construction, and start-up of a pilot-scale Direct to Ethanol® integrated biorefinery (hereafter referred to as biorefinery or proposed project).

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/Natalia/blogs/1047

Top 11 Algae Market Trends for 2011

(1) Emerging markets growth
US and EU-based algae producers and licensors of technology are increasingly looking to the Emerging Markets in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East for faster economic growth, increasing market demand, and more supportive government and regulatory climates for accelerated commercial growth. This follows a key trend by Shell and BP investing $12 and $8 billion respectively in sugar-based conglomerates in Brazil to produce ethanol, bio-butanol, drop-in fuels, and bio-based chemical products.

More from here - http://www.oilgae.com/club/users/srividhya/blogs/1040

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